as in intruding
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point
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Recent Examples of interrupting
Biotech firms are also trying to halt the process, but at a different point — by interrupting various communication pathways involved in cell death.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Dickinson says, interrupting his story.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Cars can be heard speeding through downtown, interrupting diners at restaurants and residents who call the area home.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Truist analyst Youssef Squali, for one, on Monday reiterated his buy rating on Alphabet under the belief that the company is still winning in search, despite doubts about AI interrupting users' search engine behaviors.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Then Edelman’s phone rings, interrupting his thoughts about the 1998 Grammys.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
By bringing the plant to a screeching halt, and interrupting the labor pipeline, costs will inevitably rise.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Dickinson says, interrupting his story.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Cars can be heard speeding through downtown, interrupting diners at restaurants and residents who call the area home.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Truist analyst Youssef Squali, for one, on Monday reiterated his buy rating on Alphabet under the belief that the company is still winning in search, despite doubts about AI interrupting users' search engine behaviors.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Then Edelman’s phone rings, interrupting his thoughts about the 1998 Grammys.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
By bringing the plant to a screeching halt, and interrupting the labor pipeline, costs will inevitably rise.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupting
Verb
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That is, a non-central process that allows the immune system to strike a delicate balance between being appropriately responsive and aggressive toward intruding germs or foreign dangers while also not running amok.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Married life has, in the past, come with the couple dealing with others intruding on their joint personal time — like those neighbors who made a noise complaint about them in 1999.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The dog recognizes that something is amiss, but isn’t capable of understanding what’s really bothering Todd.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Setser sees problems with the country’s economic program that won’t go away even if that happens – adding more layers of risk to the US intervention.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Rattler completed 20 of 26 passes for 227 yards while adding another 20 yards scrambling.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Interrupting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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